Introduction Unlike other civil law legal systems‚ such as the German one and the American one‚ United Kingdom’s (UK) and Hong Kong’s (HK) do not recognize the approach of general principle of good faith in contract law‚ as illustrated in Walford v Miles1. Yet‚ good faith should be promoted in UK and HK because one should value fairness in the whole course of dealing‚ from the point of pre-contractual negotiations till the discharge of he contracts. This essay aims at showing the merits of a good
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Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Explain nature of law and other fundamental concepts relating to English Law (P1) I n order
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everyday amongst Government officials‚ medical experts and even users of the still illegal narcotic. Whether it should or shouldn’t be legalised is a very controversial topic in society today. On the other hand I address this question to you: Should the law on cannabis be changed? Whilst the war on drugs is becoming more conspicuous‚ this has a direct effect on pro-legislation political groups making them more prominent. Whilst a large minority of politicians resist the reforms that these groups offer
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LAW AND ETHICS INTRODUCTION Generally the term law means a body of regulations to guide human conduct. The Oxford Dictionary defines law as a body of enacted or customary rules recognized by a community as binding. Laws governing the external action of man may be either social or political. Social laws are based on customs and are enforced by parental and religious authority or by the pressure of public opinion. Political laws are enacted and enforced by the state. They are virtually commands‚
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The Foundations of Law Over the course of many centuries‚ theorists and philosophers had come up with several different justifications to explain an unclear relationship that exists between law and justice. Thomas Aquinas‚ a thirteenth century theorist‚ enlightened everyone with his opinion about this relationship when he wrote Treatise on Law. Breaking down law into four different types‚ eternal‚ natural‚ divine‚ and human law‚ Aquinas created an order of laws that society must follow in order
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Concept of Law – what do you think is the best descriptive concept of law‚ what do you think is the purpose or value of law? Have your views changed over this semester‚ if so how?" Most people’s concept of law is limited‚ their view on law is commonly based on a set of rules which they do not want to break because of either fear of a bad image in society as well as fear of being penalized and incarcerated legally. This point was emphasised by the legal philosopher John Austin whose theory on law suggested
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Malaysian law is English law. Explain how English law and the other sources of law form part of the law of Malaysia. The law of Malaysia mostly based to the common law legal system. It was a final result of the colonisation of Malaya‚ Sarawak‚ and North Borneo by Britain in between 19th century to 1960s. The supreme law of the land—the Constitution of Malaysia—sets out the legal framework and rights of Malaysian citizens as they will obey all the rule that had been state. Federal laws enacted by
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History: In the Beginning of Law The earliest writings of law were destroyed during the Dark Ages‚ so the concept of crime and punishment and where it all began starts in the year 500 AD. It was governed mostly by superstition and local laws and stayed pretty much the same up to the year 1000 AD. After the Norman conquest of England in 1066‚ common law started to develop and helped standardize law and justice. Until then the legal system among the early English or Anglo-Saxons and everywhere
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What Is Law? Although “the law” may seem to be abstract and far removed from everyday life‚ it actually is a framework for much of what you do. Perhaps you get a traffic ticket or want a local store to replace a defective toaster you purchased. Perhaps you have been called for jury duty or must testify as a witness to an accident. Perhaps you want to stop a road widening project near your home‚ ponder the issues of prayer in school or abortion‚ or must see that the provisions of a will are carried
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of Contract Reading: George Shenoy and Loo Wee Ling (eds)‚ Principles of Singapore Business Law (“PSBL”)‚ (Cengage 2013)‚ Chapter 18. We will concentrate in class mainly on Damages. Note that PSBL chapter 18 addresses the topics in a different order from this Outline; we will in general follow the order of the Outline Note: References below to Poole are to Jill Poole‚ Casebook on Contract Law (10th ed‚ 2010)‚ which is available at Course Reserve in the Library. References to previous
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